SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 14, 2006 —Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the launch of a new Manufacturing Community Web site designed to help professionals in the manufacturing industry access time-saving engineering models and parts catalogs, learn productivity tips from experts and connect with peers. The Manufacturing Community site enables users to stay in touch with other industry professionals, keep up-to-date with latest industry developments and share best practices, so engineers around the world can more rapidly realize their ideas. To access the Manufacturing Community site, or for more information, visit:
http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com

Packed with a host of online resources, this new Manufacturing Community site is directly linked to standard and purchased parts in native Autodesk Inventor and DWG formats from hundreds of suppliers through a strategic partnership with PARTsolutions, a leading provider of solutions for the management of standard, commercial and proprietary parts. Using predesigned parts directly from the manufacturer enables users to reduce errors and have confidence that the part numbers and ordering information is correct. The site also enables users to share parts they have created, browse and download parts from their peers.

The Manufacturing Community site is loaded with features that create tremendous efficiencies for engineers, enabling them to remain connected to the industry. Other key features include:

Autodesk, Inc. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk’s solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage, become more productive, streamline project efficiency and maximize profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit
www.autodesk.com.

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October 09, 2008Reviewed by 'Dennis'A retired Auto Industry executive, Lee Iacocca, once used Thomas Paine's famous quote when he said "Lead, follow, or get out of the way". Autodesk continues to show its excellent aptitude to follow, yet spin the market so it appears to be a leader. Perhaps at their present pace they will soon be "getting out of the way"!